Wrap It Up

Wrap It Up

May 30

There are so many amazing products in veterinary medicine that make our jobs easier. Some, like digital radiography (x-rays) are literal life-savers, but can be expensive and complicated technology. Others, such as one of my favorite products, are simple, inexpensive designs.

Vetwrap is a product we use every day, in a variety of situations. It’s a self-adherent bandaging material that clings to itself, but to nothing else. This is vital when your patients have lots of fur!  We use it for limb and foot bandages, to secure intravenous catheters in place, to cover wounds and surgical incisions and to add a spot of color to our clients’ day. Vetwrap not only comes in an amazing selection of colors, but also fun patterns such as hearts, smiley faces and camouflage.

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Many Lemons Make Lemonade

May 28

I’ve been lucky to share my home with many cats and dogs over the past years (and lucky to have a husband who helps manage the zoo!). Like many of my clients, I’ve been unlucky to have pets with unusual, chronic and sometimes expensive diseases and conditions. I’ve learned an incredible amount from my pets, and their health quirks. This has made me an inadvertent expert on topics such as renal failure and heart disease in cats, and congenital orthopedic disease in dogs.

By sharing the stories of my “Lovable Lemons”, I hope others can learn from my personal experiences with diseases as common as food allergies and as rare as acanthomatous ameloblastomas (say that three times fast!)

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Hello, Woof and Meow

May 20

Hello and welcome!  I’m Dr D, and I’m lucky enough to be a small animal veterinarian.  After a decade working in veterinary medicine, I’ve learned that many of my clients have similar concerns, interests and questions about cats and dogs.  This is a space to have an ongoing conversation about those topics vital to cat and dog lovers. Here, I hope to share the great medicine, stories, innovations, and, of course, furry friends that keep life as a veterinarian interesting.

One of the best parts about being a veterinarian is that no two days are similar; capturing that spirit of adventure and variety, drdvmd.com will strive to make every post fresh and original.

Thanks for stopping by!

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